The story of hatsadee link bird and the culture of northern thailand.

Hello everyone. For this post, I am sharing a story about Northern Thailand legends. That is the story of an imaginary animal in northern Thailand. This imaginary creature was named hatsadee link bird. According to the information, the people of northern thailand have known the hatsadee link bird since 1,400 years ago.
Information from thai wikipedia, hatsadee link bird is the name of one of the great birds in the fairy tale. lives in himmapan forest. Most of them are birds. But has a beak that resembles a trunk like an elephant's trunk.
Hatsadee link bird is often used in cremation ceremonies in the north of Thailand. Especially those who have a lot of merit such as the abbot. When the abbot has died, most of the crematoriums will be built into a castle in the shape of a hatsadee link bird. Because it is believed that the deceased who has great merit is on the back of the hatsadee link bird will be able to bring the soul of the deceased to heaven. So hatsadee link bird is like an angel that takes the soul to the heavens. The construction of a crematorium in the form of a hatsadee link bird has been evident in lanna cultures. The lanna culture is the ancient culture of the northern people in Thailand.
The photo I shared for this post is an example of a hatsadee link bird-shaped crematorium of northern culture of one of the abbots in the district where I live. Which he is a monk with great merit and has many respected people. Me and my wife respect and respect this monk very much as well. So we went to pay respects to his body yesterday afternoon.
And I want to share the culture of northern Thailand, the story about hatsadee link bird for everyone to know for this post. This is the whole story I want to share for this post. See you again. Thank you for your support and visiting my post. Bye
Thanks for information from Thai Wikipedia.